Hospitals Boosted Hiring by 2,700 in April – 5/16/2013

May 16, 2013 -- The healthcare sector added 19,000 seasonally adjusted jobs in April, 2,700 of which occurred in hospitals to continue an upward though lagging trend, according to preliminary results from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Hospital job growth grew more slowly in April than the 6,300 seasonally adjusted jobs added in March, according to the department's preliminary figures, but continued the year's upward job trend.